Tate and Lyle faces boycott over Cambodian sugar land grabbing claims
Following our investigation which highlighted allegations of human rights abuses in Cambodia’s sugar industry, activists are stepping up their campaign against sugar companies buying from the region. … The call to boycott sugar company Tate and Lyle over allegations of illegal land seizures and human rights abuses in Cambodia has been boosted by recent discussions in the European Union. On October 26th, 2012 the European Parliament called on the European Commission to investigate “the escalation of human rights abuses in Cambodia” resulting from economic land concessions, granted in order to develop the agricultural industry for export to the EU. …
